>>I can finally sail to Dublin without being quarantined in case I'm carrying the plague.
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>>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31863846
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>It looks like 350 years was long enough for the epidemic to run its course. By coincidence 1665 is right in the middle of Samuel Pepys' famous Diary, which has been nicely serialized at http://www.pepysdiary.com/ .

Good link. IIRC, the BBC also serialized the diaries some time ago.

>These days it's plaque rather than plague (arteries & teeth).
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>Times have changed...

:-}

England has a bit of catching up to do on the repeal front as well. A Welshman can still be arrested for being on the streets of Shrewsbury after dark.......